Hurricane History Map

1987 North Indian season

11 storms formed in the North Indian basin in 1987, from 30 January 1987 to 23 December 1987.

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Years1987
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Key
  • Tropical depression Winds below 34 knots (39 mph)
  • Tropical storm 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph)
  • Category 1 64 to 82 knots (74 to 95 mph)
  • Category 2 83 to 95 knots (96 to 110 mph)
  • Category 3 96 to 112 knots (111 to 129 mph), major
  • Category 4 113 to 136 knots (130 to 156 mph), major
  • Category 5 137 knots (157 mph) or more, major
  • Unknown intensity No wind speed in the record
  • Post-tropical Storm has become post-tropical (dashed line)

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The 1987 season in numbers

The record holds 11 storms for the 1987 North Indian season, of which 0 had names.8 reached tropical storm strength (34 knots or more), 0 reached cyclone strength (category 1 or more) and 0 were major (category 3 or more).

  • 11storms
  • 8tropical storm strength or more
  • 0cyclone strength or more
  • 0major (category 3 to 5)
  • 15accumulated cyclone energy

Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the squared wind speed of every position of 34 knots or more, divided by 10,000. It is approximate here because the winds are 1-minute equivalents, and it is mostly useful for comparing seasons of one basin.

Strongest storms of 1987

  • Unnamed storm of January 1987 (North Indian)30 January 1987 to 4 February 1987, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 970 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of May 1987 (North Indian)30 May 1987 to 5 June 1987, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 980 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of October 1987 (North Indian)30 October 1987 to 3 November 1987, peak Tropical storm (55 kt), 984 hPa
  • Unnamed storm of June 1987 (North Indian)4 June 1987 to 12 June 1987, peak Tropical storm (50 kt)
  • Unnamed storm of November 1987 (North Indian)8 November 1987 to 13 November 1987, peak Tropical storm (50 kt), 990 hPa

All 11 storms of 1987

StormPeak
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical depression
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm
Unnamed storm Tropical storm

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